NURS 117 Final Exam – Medical-Surgical Nursing Comprehensive Review and
Study Guide
What is a description of the state Nurse Practice Act? - ANS ✔✔examples of statutes enacted by
state legislatures to regulate the practice of nursing. Common laws are based on judicial
decisions or case law precedent
The nurse is accused of stealing narcotic pain medications from patients. Which type of crime
may the nurse be charged with?
a. Tort
b. Felony
c. Malpractice
d. Misdemeanor - ANS ✔✔b. Felony
the nurse cuts an onconscious patient's hair to wash and brush it. the patient wakes up and is
very upset. which tort did the nurse commit?
a. assault
b. negligence
c. battery
d. slander - ANS ✔✔c. baattery
the nurse questions a hcp's decision to not tell the patient about the cancer diagnosis. what
ethical principle is the nurse trying to uphold for the patient? - ANS ✔✔autonomy
which organization will discipline the nurse for abandoning patients during an assigned shift?
a. State DOH
b. State Board of Nursing
c. The Joint Commission
, d. National League of Nursing - ANS ✔✔b. State Board of Nursing
Which actions by the nurse violate the American Nurse's Association Social Media Policy? (SATA)
a. nurse describes pt's injury on FB
b. nurse posts a professional profile on LinkedIn
c. nurse posts opinions of co-workers on Twitter
d. nurse writes a blog on need for staffing ratios
e. nurse posts a picture of a pt's wound on IG - ANS ✔✔A, C, E
the family is unsure what treatment is appropriate for the comatose pt that is terminally ill.
which steps will the nurse take to help the family process the ethical dilemma? (SATA)
a. consider all possible treatment options
b. calculate odds of pt's survival
c. provide personal opinions of treatment options
d. clarify own values and opinions about the issues
e. gather all relevant information - ANS ✔✔A, D, E
Which ethical principle is violated whent he pt is not told the truth about the medical diagnosis
and therefore is not able to decide on the course of treatment? - ANS ✔✔autonomy
the nurse often forgets to administer pt's meds EXACTLY on time, frequently giving it 1-2 hours
after it is due. Which ethical principle is violated? - ANS ✔✔responsibility
a pt with a rare neurological disease is misdiagnosed and told that the symptoms are
psychosomatic. pt's sense of self worth is shattered after being told she is a "waste of a hospital
bed." which ethical theory is violated in this situation? - ANS ✔✔ethics of care
Study Guide
What is a description of the state Nurse Practice Act? - ANS ✔✔examples of statutes enacted by
state legislatures to regulate the practice of nursing. Common laws are based on judicial
decisions or case law precedent
The nurse is accused of stealing narcotic pain medications from patients. Which type of crime
may the nurse be charged with?
a. Tort
b. Felony
c. Malpractice
d. Misdemeanor - ANS ✔✔b. Felony
the nurse cuts an onconscious patient's hair to wash and brush it. the patient wakes up and is
very upset. which tort did the nurse commit?
a. assault
b. negligence
c. battery
d. slander - ANS ✔✔c. baattery
the nurse questions a hcp's decision to not tell the patient about the cancer diagnosis. what
ethical principle is the nurse trying to uphold for the patient? - ANS ✔✔autonomy
which organization will discipline the nurse for abandoning patients during an assigned shift?
a. State DOH
b. State Board of Nursing
c. The Joint Commission
, d. National League of Nursing - ANS ✔✔b. State Board of Nursing
Which actions by the nurse violate the American Nurse's Association Social Media Policy? (SATA)
a. nurse describes pt's injury on FB
b. nurse posts a professional profile on LinkedIn
c. nurse posts opinions of co-workers on Twitter
d. nurse writes a blog on need for staffing ratios
e. nurse posts a picture of a pt's wound on IG - ANS ✔✔A, C, E
the family is unsure what treatment is appropriate for the comatose pt that is terminally ill.
which steps will the nurse take to help the family process the ethical dilemma? (SATA)
a. consider all possible treatment options
b. calculate odds of pt's survival
c. provide personal opinions of treatment options
d. clarify own values and opinions about the issues
e. gather all relevant information - ANS ✔✔A, D, E
Which ethical principle is violated whent he pt is not told the truth about the medical diagnosis
and therefore is not able to decide on the course of treatment? - ANS ✔✔autonomy
the nurse often forgets to administer pt's meds EXACTLY on time, frequently giving it 1-2 hours
after it is due. Which ethical principle is violated? - ANS ✔✔responsibility
a pt with a rare neurological disease is misdiagnosed and told that the symptoms are
psychosomatic. pt's sense of self worth is shattered after being told she is a "waste of a hospital
bed." which ethical theory is violated in this situation? - ANS ✔✔ethics of care
